Federal prosecutors say fired KYW-TV anchor Larry Mendte accessed Alycia Lane's and leaked her personal information to a Philadelphia Daily News reporter. Lane's personal life had routinely become tabloid fodder and eventually led to her own dismissal from the station."The mere accessing and reading of privileged information is criminal," acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said. "This case, however, went well beyond just reading someone's e-mail." (more)
How Alycia Lane's passwords were tapped...
According to sources close to the case, former CBS anchor Larry Mendte used a hardware keylogger system to obtain Alycia Lane's e-mail passwords. Keylogger systems secretly capture every keystroke made on a targeted computer.
Keyloggers come in two forms: software, which is installed on a computer, and hardware, which is a battery-sized recording device that is secretly attached to the cord between the keyboard and a computer. The precise type and brand of keylogger used in the Mendte case could not be determined, but sources said it was the hardware version. (more)
My all-time favorite newscasters. ~ KDM
(John Hart, Jon Stewart, Paul Harvey, Jim Hartz, Walter Cronkite, Susan Stamberg, Charles Osgood, Charles Kuralt, Lloyd Dobbins, Linda Ellerbee, Tom Snyder and you know who.)
